March 2018

Dear Interested Party:

In 2017, under the direction of Governor Cuomo, the New York State Department of Health (the Department) led the Regulatory Modernization Initiative with the goal of streamlining and updating existing policies and regulations across a range of areas to best meet the needs of patients, providers, and payers. As part of this Initiative, the Post-Acute Care Management Models workgroup focused on improvements that would put patients at the center of a coordinated, cohesive health care system with smooth care transitions. The workgroup's recommendations included eliminating the use of the Hospital and Community (H/C) Patient Review Instrument (PRI).

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to determine the implications of eliminating the use of the H/C PRI pursuant to the workgroup's recommendation. The RFI seeks recommendations for a replacement assessment tool, if necessary. Responses submitted through this RFI will inform the Department's decision whether to eliminate the use of the H/C PRI.

Please send comments and recommendations to ALTCteam@health.ny.gov by April 30, 2018.